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I'm running these also but only had two rides on them so far. Punctured with a piece of glass on the back right into a new Vredestein latex tube So the tread now has a 2mm slice right in the middle of it and I don't know if I can use it still or not

Only speaking for myself of course, but I've always found Veloflex the easiest clinchers to mount, never needed any levers, and I certainly don't have thumbs of steel. Try giving it a bit of a stretch first ( under you foot and then a good pull up ), and then when you're mounting the last tyre bead, make sure that both tyre beads are sitting in the middle of the rim before you pop over the last bit.

I'd strongly insist NOT to use any tyre levers. Once the bead is overstretched it will be a weak point so a latex inner tube can worm itself inbetween the tyre wall and rim, causing a blow up followed by the tyre rolling off the rim.

These tyres are not too hard to mount it's just a matter of using the right technique and be patient. A first time mount for stretching purposes using a buyl inner tube is a good idea though.

I've been drooling over veloflex tires for a decade, but always ended up sticking to MIchelins top of the line 25mm because of the shallow only sizes from veloflex. For the past two seasons i have had my eyes on Challenge's Parigi-Robaix, but i chickened out because they might be a tad too wide for my Merlin CR1 with a RealDesign fork and Challenge's previous problems with quelety control. The 25mm Pro2 i'v been riding for the past 7 years (managed to secure a huge amount of 25mm Pro when the Pro23 came out) measures 26.9 on my open pro rims, and i've seen that the parigi-roubaix would end up beyond 29,6 mm on those rims - too much for my fork and frame.

I'm looking forward to messuring the 25mm Veloflex on a open pro rim since i've just ordered 2 pairs from bike-palast.com at very nice price.